According to contributors over at ITM’s sister site FasterLouder, US indie-rap superstar Mos Def pulled out of his Adelaide gig at HQ last night due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. This of course follows on from the never-ending saga of Mos Def’s Australian tour which has been delayed and unfortunately now upended due to family illness, freak weather and other dramas.
As well as understandably upset fans, you’ve got to feel for tour promoters Peace Music in all this mess. The crew over there released a statement this morning which you can read in full below.
“We are at this time, awaiting advice from his management team in regards to what has created this delay.
Additionally Mos has also failed to arrive in Australia in time to make his scheduled journey out to the Australian red centre to undertake 2 days of community work, music workshops and cultural exchange activities with indigenous communities in and around Uluru. Everyone at Peace Music is particularly saddened by this outcome.
The factors that have lead to this outcome remain beyond our control. A more detailed statement regarding clarifying Mos commitment to the remaining dates and the reasons for his delayed arrival to Australia will be released directly.”
We’ll have to wait and see what comes next but it definitely doesn’t look good.
Scheduled Mos Def tour dates:
Saturday 22nd January – Hot BBQ, Point Nepean
Sunday 23rd January – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday 26th January – Hi Fi, Brisbane
Thursday 27th January – Metro City, Perth
Friday 28th January – The Espy, Melbourne
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